Marek KomarMay 127 minWHO AM I REALLY? — LETTING GO OF ATHLETIC IDENTITY For many athletes it starts off as a dream of playing professionally. Growing up and watching their favourite players inspires them to...
Marek KomarAug 8, 20217 minCAREER FLOW: ARE YOU ENGAGED ENOUGH AT WORK?You wake up to the monotonous sounds of an alarm. It shines its light on you: 6:30 AM. It’s Monday morning. What sort of feelings or...
Marek KomarJul 23, 20216 minCRAFT VS CONTEXTConsider the life of a blacksmith hundreds of years ago. They would work on their craft of casting iron and molding metal into a sword,...
Marek KomarFeb 26, 20216 minWHO DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?When we were younger, we were often asked: what do you want to be when you grow up? At first, as bright-eyed children we would relish the...
Marek KomarApr 20, 20206 minTHE 5 HINDRANCES TO SELF MASTERYPursuing a life of mastery, whatever the craft, is a long and tedious journey. I’ve discussed this previously in describing the various...
Marek KomarMar 31, 20205 minWHAT ARE MENTAL SKILLS, EXACTLY?How much of your success in performance would you attribute to mental skills such as confidence, anxiety management, focus, etc.? Most of...
Marek KomarMar 3, 20205 minNAVIGATING THE WATERS BETWEEN HUMILITY & ARROGANCE Can you achieve greatness without isolating yourself? On the one hand we can isolate ourselves by conformity; not taking risks, and...
Marek KomarJan 25, 20206 minMENTAL RECOVERY: ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE STRATEGIES TO AVOID BURNOUTMihayli Csikszentmihalyi, considered the godfather of flow research, wrote that the best moments in our lives are not the passive,...
Marek KomarSep 2, 20193 minSOCIAL MEDIA: THE EXTERNAL MOTIVATORToday I ran a personal best during my yearly 5K “fitness test”. Funny thing is I wasn’t even planning on doing the test today. I...
Marek KomarJun 12, 20195 minTHE FOUR STAGES OF COMPETENCE ON THE PATH TO MASTERYThe process of mastering any skill is a long and tedious journey. It involves many hours and a whole lot of trial and error. You may have...
Marek KomarApr 24, 20194 minTHE PROBLEM WITH SELF-IMPROVEMENTYou may have come across articles, videos, or for that matter, people who actively promote the idea of self-improvement. It is quite...
Marek KomarNov 5, 20184 minHOW TO REDUCE THE "NOISE" IN YOUR LIFE AND PERFORMANCE“A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention” -Herbert A. Simon Performance in any domain can be a daunting task in today’s...
Marek KomarSep 30, 20185 minQUESTIONING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SOCIAL MEDIAWe’ve all been there, mindlessly scrolling through our feeds looking at the highlights of other peoples curated lives which leaves us...
Marek KomarJun 1, 20184 minDEVELOPING A PERSONAL PHILOSOPHYWe all love to strive for success in one way or another. However, most of us differ in what success actually means to us personally. Some...